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) bid that spliendid but ruinous magnificence of his Court, 'which stands, fortunately, unrivalled in the anis of modern Europe. It is not before 1580,that • th e -ü b '''''Lona of ELIZABETH'S reign, acquired an i 'ad, Which can entitle her age to be compared with, tu..."''' less to be preferred to, that of Louts : nor can Re. quite . accompany the Reviewer in his boasts of ELIZABETH'S' superiority in conquests, and in the art of war; but at all events their ages were in these re , . . however, 'Pee% divided by much less than a century. It is, to a body , of writers of popular, well-known, Writers, that the telin age is commonly understood to refer. W e .., Lear of the age of AUGUSTUS, but not. of ihat VI of his far greater predecessor : that PAnd HORA OE h ave d one more in '''''t rega:al, than all the exploits of CIESAR. How B fien WO find th e comparison stand, in point of time, 1 if s te t i ke, as ,we think we ought, not the names ctlebrated only at home, but those whiCh have attained, *hot the F renc h aptly call, an European reputation ? ,Contismr.E began his poetical career under Louts AUL but he belongs to the early years of Louts XIV. 13 o1LEA tr, RA o in4E, and Mot. 1 ERE,fiOrtriShedbetWeen 1660 and 1670; a&ainstthose,whom shall we b e en titl e d to put f orwar d o f LLIZABETH'S age, famed beyond the limits of his own land ? We concede too much, per haps, to our neighbours in giving but one name, but then, it is such a name ! and, be the interval between them what it may in point of time, it is such in all other respects ! Quoad, the 150 years, however, 1590 precedes 1660, by only 70 years ; and it was in 1590 that the career began of that SHAKSPEARE, , 0 . 11 whom his countrymen, most justly, as we be lieve, bestowed the epithet of Immortal, and whose more than European reputation h as a t l eng th beatendown the efforts made in one country by t i gnJultot, self willed prejudice, to withhold the acknow icogment of his pre-eminence, and to obstruct the ex tenion of his fame. It is clear that we differ from the Reviewer only as to the correctness of his dates, and Perhaps as to a little vaunting of the military glories a England, during a reign which we had rather con sidered to b e more conspicuous f or a ll ot h er ki n d s o f glory. The divines of Louis XIV. will bear no comparison with those of ELIZABETH ; his Ministers, able as were COLBERT and Louvois, were not such statesmen AS BURLEIGH and WALSINGHAM ; all his Pally celebrated writers fall far short of one of her's ; arid whilsther reign fostered and cherished those growing principles of stren.,:th and prosperity which hav e l e d graduall y on t o th e resu l ts which have succeeded each other in steady progression from her time to ours, his reign, with all its early brilliancy, prepared the way for the feeble, impoverished, inglorious career of Louts XV., and for the catastrophe of that of Louts XVI. We might with just pride have Placed her age in comparison with his, had they been c ontemporanes, or even if his had been the more an cient : it is doubly honorable to her's, that it should have preceded the other by nearly a century; but, as a matter of fact, it did not take the precedency by a century and a half. Subsequent allusions to the period just mentioned show that .the inaccuracy is not exactly an error of the press ; as is probably the case with an observation that th e d ea th of - CHARLES the FIRST preceded that of Louis XVI. by 141 years. There were 144 Years between 1649 and 1793. THE FUNDS. CITY, Tireire o' Clock. The British Funds have been without any marked interest all the morning ; Consols opened at 78 and receded to 771 8, both for money and account, and remain at this rate. Yesterday was Settling day In the Foreign. Funds, and prices were quoted higher in eonsequenee of making up the accounts this morning; Meal eau 6 per Cents. were stated at 601 , they are now rather lower, and the present price is 49/ 60 ; Colombian Stock also is not so high, and may be purchased at SS}; Spanish Securities advanced yesterday about 2 per Cent., arising solely front report* of a favour. able nature, which, however, seem to hare died away; for that which was quoted yesterday at 10 11, can be purchased at 9, Bel krss this morning. In the Share Market little is doiig and prices are steady, except on Colombian Shares, which are lower in con "flueece of a further call made upon them. Three per Cent. Consols, 77i 8; Ditto for Account, '774 8 ; Per Cent. Scrip, 4 4 pm. ; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 19 21 Pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 14 15 pin. FOILEIGIN FuNDs.—Brazilian, 57 9; Buenos Ayres, 50 2 ; Chilien, 36 8 ; Colombian, 1822, 31 25 ; Ditto 1824, 335 ; Mexican, is per Cent., 42 4 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 50k ; Pe ruvian, 25 7 ; Russian, 811 21 ; Greek, 12 121. ; Spanish 91 10. Mmes.—Anglo Mexican, 471 25 die. ; United Mexican, 75 61 dia. ; Brazilian, 141 15 pm. ; Bolivar, 3 5 pm. ; Colombian, per Share ; General Mining Association, 5 dis., Pm. ; Potosi, 1 1 5 per Share ; Tlalpuxahua, 10 15 pm. Two o'clock. Consols have continued steady at 774, with little doin but within these few minutes they have advanced to 78, buye rs ; 4 per Cent. 931 ; New 4 per Cent. 94 1 1 • Exchequer Bills, 15 16 pm. ; India Ponds, 20 21 rn. ; Bank ' Stock, 200 201. In the Foreign Funds, Mexican and Columbian are flat, the former have been done at 491 50, but are rather better, the let ter at 324 ; Spanish may be quoted 94 9 ; in the other secu rities little or nothing doing. 3 per C ent . Consols, '7B TIIRER O'CLOCK. FOUR O'CLOCK--CLOSING PRICES. Consols 78 A- Danish Bonds Do. f or Op. 78 1• Greek Do. 1825 12i Brazilßrazilian Bond* 57 7 8 Mexican Do. 1825, 51 M Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Milian Columbiall,Russian D o . 82i 1824, 33 "i Spanish Do. 9i SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(Tnte Day.) DIAL, JULY 31.—Wind S.E.—Sailed about noon with the rest of the outward-bound, the Britannia, Walkr, for Bombay ; Sovereign, Adams, for Jamaica ; Jean Stewart, Witensie, fa r 4 Martha; and liyudnian Sergeant, for Dernerara-30tb, 4 p.m., an American ship, fr om ' the River, is passing, report to be the Mercury, fort, fOr Roston. PORTSMOUTH, JUL S.E.—Arrived his Majesty's .hip Calliope, from a cruise; and Concord, Jacobs, frem Water- JULY Wind E.—Arrived the Active, Fame° m, Banks, from London; sailed the A Lord Melville packet for B uenos yree. The Spitabergem from Greenland with 8 &ame nl2,6 ) arrived at Terschilling, 25th July, , seals. The packet-ship Florida, from New York, is supposed to be arrive steamers, d off Liverpool that ; vessel. American built—bei ng re p or t e d b y the as off Port HAY AIARKETS—(Tms DAY.) (At per Load of 86 Trusses.). ST. JA MKS'S. Lowl and m ea d ow ilay,f3 sto 4 5 C10ver...... ... . .£4 10 to 6 6 4 5 5 5 Oat Straw ............ 10 1 12 Upland I.)itto Ryr-kr_u, H ay ... . t 5 5 5 Wheat Ditt ............ 112 IHI New rdeadmv Hay .—. 4 0 5 0 I Ibleadow Hay 5s , * Clover Hay from ss, to (is. per load higher than 00 batur4lay ; prices of Straw stationary. Supply limited, and trade lA (her brisk. .. . SICTIIFIELD. 1)11 -- -iwhati hiloadow HaY.t3 oto 4 o Chile!' Hay generally /4 4to 6 14 ~.1 7 bi vein s . R ay 4 -0 0 5 0 Dittoextraorrlitiarynneo 0 6 6 5 0 Oat Straw 16 1 I! Supply short, trade d u ll, an d p r i c y. a . on Saturday. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—(This DAY.) WELLMAN V. BOWRING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded to deliver himself of this case to the following effect :—This was an appeal brought by a gentleman of the name of Bowring, the old gentleman who, a few days ago, personally asked the Court for judg ment against a decree made by his Honour the Vice- Chancellor, under the circumstances to be described. In year 1764, persons of the names of Joseph Bryant and ,Elizabeth Wellman were each absolutely entitled to a dis tinct and separate copyhold estate. In contemplation oft' marriage between them, they agreed -that the estates should be united for their children, if they had any, and, if none, that they should go in a certain manner to their executors or administrators. The bill stated that there was no appointment made by the husband, who died first. It went on to state the de scent from him till it pointed out that the present defend ant, Joshua Bowring, was his heir-at-law. The wife took after the husband's death, as his administratix ; and before the died, in 1803, she made a surrender, and named her brothers as the persons to be admitted, but who, in point of fact, never were admitted to the estates. There was All ectment brought, and upon that trial the h e ir- a t-l aw of the husband recovered the estates. He recovered on the ground, that the estate, not having been possessed by admittance, would descend to him. The question then arose, whether he was to be considered in any other wav, than in possession of the estate as a trustee under the effect of the marriage settlement ? The bill was filed for the purpose of having it declared, that under the circumstances of this case, although there were no admittance upon the sur render, yet that the estate in equity would have to be considered as bound by the marriage agreement ; and that being supposed to be bound by the agreement, it was in sisted that the wife, being adtninistratrix, took the estate Under the. uses declared: in the deed. in case there was no 'appointment, nor any child. Then another question arose, namely, if she did so take it, what was the effect of that, according ,to the custom of the manor, upon this' agreement ? The heir at law contended, that according to the custom of the manor, he was entitled, and in sup port of this he produced two customs. And the question for the decision of the Court was, whether this was an estate, under the effect of the marriage settlement, which ought to go as the law had given it, by force of the eject ment that was tried; or whether, on the other hand, though the heir at law had recovered, he was not bound to make good the agreement that the parties had made upon their marriage ? That depended upon this, whether the custom of the manor (which the Court thought nobody could doubt) authorised the husband to convey to two persons, or to one person, describing that indi vidual as executor or administrator? And, secondly, if it did, what was the nature of the interest, a person so described, took under such a description, in copyhold estate? It was contended on the part of the heir-at-law, that inch a limitation as might be supposed would bar him, could not be made ; or if it could, and he was to be considered as having recovered u a trustee, that he was the next of kin himself. On the other band it waft argued, that if the executor or administrator took, he took for his own benefit. And thirdly, that if he took as executor, what he did take would have to be considered as personal estate of the testator. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that Elisabeth Bryant, as ad . ministratrix of her husband, was entitled to the absolute estate and interest in the copyhold premises, according to the custom of the Manor, either bene ficially, or as trustee for the next of kin of Joseph Bryant ; there fore he declared her to he entitled to the equitable fee of the pre mien, called upon the heirs-at-law to surrender to her, and re ferretl it to the Muter, to inquire who were the heirs-at-law (they not being all before the Court), in order to agitate the question with them whether she took beneficially, or as trustees for the next of kin of her husband. Now the first question to be disposed of by his Lord ship was, whether this settlement, regard being had to its ultimate 11111itiitiOn, was a settlement this Court would carry into effect ? That is, whether the executor or administra tor could he said to he within the consideration of the marriage settlement ; or whether he was to he looked upon as a volunteer and stranger, when there were limitations to first and second children, &c. ? His Lordship had struggled hard to de termine it by making a decree for the heir at law; but upon Nihon consideration, he could give to the case, he was bound to say, this was an equitable agreement, that the Court would order to be carried into execution. Where there was an estate in a gentleman, another in a lady, and when those two were about to intermarry, he could not see why they should not agree that those estates should be considered as personal estates ; and where they did so, he could not look upon them as part of the settlement that was voluntary, because either the husband, or the wife would be the survivor, and as copyhold estate could at any time be converted into personal estate, provided only a tenant was given to the lord of the manor. M to the question, (the limitation being, not to persons by name, but by office,) whether the wife, in taking as administratrix took for her own benefit or not ; the Court was of opinion that the meaning of the settlement was, that the administrator or executor should take the copyhold estate, converting it into perional estate, not as a voluntary provi sion, but as claiming an absolute and beneficial personal interest in it. The duty of the Court therefore was, to declare, which it did, that the decree made by his Honour the Vice Chancellor was right. By this decision the old gentleman, who has peen for a long time an attendant in Court, and so anxious to get judgement, is shut out. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. CONST V. HARRIS. Ilia LORDS/M.-Gentlemen, I have seen the Masters in the case of Const against Harris. We had it stated here yesterday, and really I had myself so understood it, and I do now so understand it, that where a receiver has been appointed by an interlocutory order prior to a decree being pronounced, and afterwards a decree is made, that that decree, carrying over generally most interlo cutory orders, carries over the order about the Receiver into the office of the new Master. In the present case, as I understood the matter from some part of the bar yesterday, and as I really understood it myself, but I am now deceived in that respect, I thought it carried it over to the new Master, under the decree, exactly in the state in which it stood in the office of the Master, who had had it immediately before that decree was made. I thought I had a recollection, and I still think I have a recollec tion that, according to the old practice, though it did carry over the accounts to the Master's Office, in order that they might be carried over in the same state in which they were in the former Master's Office, either that d ecree i tse lf h a d language, or , which wa s the snore usual way, it w as ac companied with, an order that the Muter should not unsettle any thing that had been done in the former Master's Office. It appears, that after the decree was made in this case, as the Master has stated to me, both parties at tended him ; that he had himself decided all the disputed items, and was ready to make his report, but that the division upon those . disputed items was not embodied in any report actually mad e and signed. The decree occasio ned the diffi cu l ty w hi ch caused the appLeation to be m; a ! de to the see-Chan c ellor f or an or d er upon Master Cross, calling upon him to deli v e r over th e pa pers in his office to another Master, and upon whi c h he was pleased to uy, he considered the practice so clear, that Master Cross should deliver them over, that he should make no order upo n it. Now upon looking at t h e d ecree , it is a decree made in a form, in which, as far as my poor recollection goes, I never saw a decree before; it directs the matter to be re ferred to the Muter, and then that Mr. Robertson Ile a And it was ordered that be the tee:4, er s h ou ld b e con tin • should continue to act under the direction of the order made in this ceas e on the Bth Dec., 1825." Now, from this, it seems t o have been u n d erstoo d at f ir st, by both parties, as I confess it Las bee n n by me, that the order of the Bth Dec. , 1825, was an order w nich I had referred it to Master Cross to take all thou ac, counts, and the receiver to pass his accounts ; and that this decree ordered the rec e i ver to act un d er th a t orde r of the Bth of Detxm her. I should have supposed that this decree was not intended to carry the accounts over to the new Master ; but upon stating to the Vice Chancellor, the difficulty clear that arose from the w o r d ing of its he tho ug h t it extremely, that he would not add any exig so extrof that --- r -an atnrY words t o it. The consequence is, that I have found myself totally mistaken as to the prac tice upon th e point. Al" W a t r Do dswell assured me i n the co**, that if t h e p a p e rs art. presence of Master Cross, to be dc . livered over to him front Mr. Cross , and w hich 1 think cann ot be done without an order to - that effect ; because I think the Master is entitled to have in his office some document, authorising hint to part with the p a p e rs , though merely for th e sake of forra,—but, Mast er Cross not having signed his re port, but only gone through the items in a loose way, Master Dowdswell is of opinion that .h • he interfere, and that stated to me to be the practice i n t he offices unless under some special authority so to do ; inasmuch as the signing of that report would carry the testimonials of Muter Dowdswell, and not of Muter Cross, though the former Muter could know nothing of the items. Therefore, without some special directions, Master Dowdswell cannot intefere, unless he goes over again the whole of what has been done. As this is the practice, I am very glad to have been informed of it, because some order must be made to prevent the suitor from having to go through all the proceedings upon taking accounts in the Master's office, under an interlocutory order ; and then through the same proceedings again under a decree.— The question therefore here is, whether some order should not be made in this cast, calling on Master Cross to conclude his report according to the interpretation to be put upon this decree, and then with respect to the l next account, that Master Dowdswell should proceed with it ? I think there will be no injustice in that, and I shall tell you to-mor row what order I shall make. But its a terrible thing for:a suitor to have it said, that after a Muter has settled all disputed items, both parties having attended him, that the whole should be gone through again by another Muter. It is absolutely necessary that some thing should be done to prevent that dreadful oppression. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—(Tits DAY.) MORISZT V. WHIT!. This was a petition praying to be allowed to take a sum of money out of the Court, which had been lodged therein theyearl774. A bill had been filed in that year to foreclose a mortgage, when the money was paid into Court ; shortly after the mortgagee went to sea, and was not since heard of ; administration of his effects was granted to his next of kin in the Prerogative Court, on a presump tion of his death after an absence of 31 years ; the kin at law of the mortgagor sold the mortgaged premises, and the purchasers had no objection that the prayer of the petition should be granted —be hoped, under those circumstances, his Honour would allOw the representation of the mortgagee to take the money out of Court. The VICE-CHANCILLOR.--As the representatives of the rnort gager have no objection, I don't see why the application should not be granted. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—.(Tats DAT.) CONTEMPT 07 COURT. Mr. HTATH chewed cause against a rule nisi obtained upon the affidavit of an Insolvent named George Gee, for the purpose of rescinding an order made in August last, that the insolvent should pay 101. a year out of his salary as Excise officer. The Learned Counsel said that though the affidavit of the insolvent was correct in some parts yet it could not be supported in others, as he had affidavits made on the other side contradicting some material statement in Gee's affidavit. The facts were, that the insolvent was discharged in August last by this Court, and ordered to pay, ten pounds a year in liquidation of hie debts, out of his salary of one hundred and ten pounds, which he received as excise officer ; but when called upon by the assignee for a dividend, he set the order at defiance, and refused to pay it. The insolvent had sworn that he had a wife and seven children, who depended entirely on him for their subsistence ; but he (Mr. Heath) would produce three affidavits, stating, that three of the children were in re spectable employments, whereby they supported themselves. He would mention another circumstance which could not operate in favour of the insolvent ; since his discharge he had paid an old debt by the way of a preference, which- he had no right to do. If he was honestly disposed, he would have complied with the order of the Court, and with the conditions upon which he had obtained his liberty. Under these circumstances, he hoped the Court would discharge the rule. Mr. Coox replied at considerable length. The Cuter Commemorate said, that it was of the utmost im portance that insolvents should know, that when they received their discharge from this Court, they were bound to comply with the conditions attending it, or satisfy the Court of their inability to do so. No reasonable cause had been shown in thin instance, why the order should be suspended ; therefore the rule must be discharged. The assignee in this ease had acted in a laudable manner. If all assignees were so strict in the discharge of their duty, the orders of this Court would not be trifled with, as they generally are, and creditors would benefit considerably thereby. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—(Tmis DAT.) This morning the Justice-room was thronged by the Members of the Stock Exchange, to bear the result of a charge for an as sault, brought by Mr. John Hcaphy, a Member of that Estab bliahment, and of St. John's Wood, against a man named Taylor, and also a tailor by trade. The assault was proved ; and when the defendant was asked by the Lord Mayor what answer he had to make to the charge, he replied that he had been a married man seven years and had one child, and about lve weeks ago be .had.eusiticions that the conduct of Mr. Heaphy'with his wife had been of the nnost immoral kind, and he consequently set a watch upon her condtict, when he ascertained that his wife had accompanied Mr. H. to the White House, t3oho-square, at another time to a house of a certain description in Oxendon-street, and again to an other in Litchfield-street; and at length she had left him 'altoge ther, and he was not aware where she now was. The servant of the tailor proved that Mr. Heaphy had been in the habit of visiting her mistrets,and who,in one instance,had refused to retire with Mr. IL, and she said her mistress had muttered it was a pity Mr. H. was a married man. The Lord Mayor ob served, that the public peace was not to be broken and disturbed by acts like these, but he could not help saying, there had been most gross provocation, and that the conduct of Mr. H. was of the moat serious description; under these circumstances he dis mimed the tailor, upon his undertaking not to molest Mr. Heaphy in future. This affair is likely to afford some amusement in another Court, and the poor tailor, will, doubtless, try to needle the Stock Broker out of a handsome compensation, as far as this can be deemed satisfactory. BOW-STll7ET—(Tnts DAT). Ax IxnusTßlous Bummtn.—Bsnjamin Bunker, was fully committed for stealing some planks belonging to Mr. Walnutley, of Turnham-green. The prisoner is by trade a bricklayer, and has lately built one house it is strongly suspected without buying any materials, and another was springing up with a mushroom sort of growth, when he was taken by Cousins; the property was found under a trap-door on the floor of his kitchen. When asked if he had any of Mr. Walmaley's property, he replied, that " he could not exactly say." ATARI.BOROUGH-STREET--(Tara DAT.) Wee. Jones, an animal of the tailor speciee, was charged by a watchman with raising the neighbourhood, and by his wife with knocking her down. She brought to the office two dirty look ing children, whom she declared to be the property of Mr. J., who relieved her of the youngest, and probably to show him self incapable of cruel conduct, kissed and cuddled it with an air of peculiar satisfaction. Ma. J. however, appeared rather to extenuate than set down aught in malice, and very anxiously told the Magistrate she would be answerable for his not doing so again. But his Worship, in order to impress them with the necessity of his keeping a promise of that sort, ordered him to be detained till to-morrow. HATTON-GARDEN.—(Tuts DAY.) A young man, named Charles Williams, was charged by his employer, Mr. Rowland Riley, with etnbesaling various sums of money. - _ Mr 7. Riley, a fishmonger, said, that the prisoner had been in his employ for some months past. During the recent warm weather he had occasion to use a considerable quantity of ice, which was procured at different places by the prisoner, he always receiving money to pay for the quantities so purchased. On Saturday last, he was much surprised at receiving a bill 'from a confectioner, amounting to Si., for ice famished at different dates from May last. His usp i c i enn being thus awakened, he made further in quiries, and ascertained that nearly all the money given by hint to the prisoner had been appropriated to his own use. On speaking to the prisoner on the subret, the charge was at first denied. The production of the bill, however, drew from him & confession that he had exp en d e d th e mo n e y. but that he i n t en d e d to repay i t with out it bein g k no wn to hint (Mr. Riley), a l t h eug h h e h a d % no visible means of lo doing. Several witnesses were in attendance to prove having credited the prisoner on Mr. Riley's account, but as it was considered necessary to have a little more time for inquiry, the prfsoner was remanded till to-morrow (Wedne'd*Y). Mr. Riley here expressing some reluctance at pressing the case to a prosecution, was informed, that if he entertained any such feelings he h ad b etter m ks up his mind on the subject against the next examination. DaßAnyuL &nor:lE.—Last evening, about half past eight o'clock, a poor man, named Johnson, living in Russell place, Russell -street, Covent Garden, w h o Kw been con fi ne d to quested one o f hi s daughters his bed f ora considerable time, during th e a b sence of his w if e , re to reach him his razor, which she no sooner did, th an he instant l y d rew i t across his th roat, which he dreadfully lacerated. Surgical assistance was in a short time procured, but the unfortunate man died in an hour and a half a f terwar d s . He has wife and five children. An inlise at will be held this day. PASITIONAng INTETITGtNCE. On Sunday, Dr. Warren, Dr. Macmichael, and Mr. Peter M , Gregor had a consultation upon the state of the Duke of York, at Mr. Greenwood's villa, at Brompton Park, when, we are extremely happy to say, their report was—" His Royal Highness is a great deal better." The Royal Duke afterwards gave a long audience to the Lord Chancellor. In the afternoon his Royal Highness rode out in his open carriage for about two hours. Mr. Under-Secretary Planta left town on Sunday for the seat of Sir Geo rge Warrender, near Maidenhead. The Earl of Abingdon gave a grand dinner on Thursday, at his residence at Stanhope-street to a nu merous party. Amm o n' those present - were Lord and Lady John Fitzroy, Lord Douglas, Lady A'Court, Mr. Henry Fitzroy, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Ashley, &c. Saturday morning Earl Bathurst left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Harcourt, at their seat, St. Leonard's-hill, where the Countess Bathurst arrived the preceding day. The noble Earl and Countess will proceed from St. Leonard's-hill to their seat in Gloucestershire for the season. BRIGHTON, JULY 30.—The Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Canning and his amiable Lady, are about to return to this place. Lord Howth, yesterday, was endeavouring to engage a suitable mansion for them their late residence on Pavilion Parade, as the Mar quis and Marchioness of Clanricarde will accompany them, not being large enough for their accommoda tion. Mrs. Canning, it is said, again intends drink ing the mineral waters at our German Spa. Lord and Lady W. Russell, and Lord Lyndoch, have been daily visitants of late at those restorative fountains of health. We much regret to state, and our feelings are in uni son with those of the town, that Mr. Ironmonger, whose severe illness we have before mentioned, expired at his residence, near the Hanover -crescent, this af ternoon. This melancholy event, therefore, occasions a vacancy in the representation of the Borough of Stafford. The weather to-day being remarkably fine, almost all of the rank, elegance, fashion, and beauty of the town exhibited themselves on the race course, where the sports commenced at two o'clock, and were brought to a termination before five. It appears Mr. Farquhar died without any will, as application has been made at Doctors' Commons for administration by a nephew and one of his next of kin, under the sum of 700,0001. The duty on the admi nistration alone will be 13,5001., and the duty of three per cent., being nephews in distribution, will be about 21,0001., so that the whole duty to Government will be about 34,0001. There is, however, some opposi tion to the passing of the administration. It is to be regretted ,that Mr. Farquhar died without a will, as in that case most likely some part of this princely fortune would have been applied to charitable purposes. Miss CAstrw.—This accomplished singer and amiable young lady bestowed her hand, on Saturday last, on a gentleman of the nam e o f Laforest.—Dublin Evening Past. Charles Kemblo's provincial trip has every where been most successful. • Mr. Kemble will return to town early in September. The hero parts at Covent Garden Theatre, during the ensuing season, are to be divided between himself and Charles Young, who is already engaged. An agent of Joseph Bonaparte is already treating about the rent of an extensive mansion which this per sonage is to occupy, on his arrival at Brussels. It is supposed his arrival will take place soon, because the negoeiations about the house are carried on with much activity. They say he will duple much magnificence. A foreign journal announces, that there is at present residing in Naples a young man, twenty-eight years of age, a native, of Briachel, in Barbary, whose hair has attained, in all directions, the extraordinary length of four feet, and is of the consistency of hog's bristles. The new planet Herschel may be seen this year on the meridian at midnight. He appears to the eye as a small star of the fifth magnitude. He will continue visible in the evening for about nineteen weeks. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. (From the Dublin Patriot.) MEETING OF THE OPERATIVES AT THE PHE.NIX. PARK. A large placard was posted in.every, part of the city yesterday, intimating that a meeting of the working classes was to take place in the Phenix-park at one o'clock.— About WO hundred persons assembled at that hour, and after some consideration they came to a resolution that they would not work on any terms than for the same amount in the present currency that they had previously received in Irish. They behaved very peaceably, and-did not display the slightest intention to tumult. One of the party had a banner, which it appeared to be their original intention to have hoisted on a pole and carried it into town before them. This, however, was not done; the flag bore the cooper's arms with the following inscription: —" Obedience to the laws, redress of grievances, the cur rency agreeable to trade, and prosp er ity a tt en d our cause . They dispersed quietly about five o'clock. Alderman Exshaw, accompanied by Mr. Cooper, the Chief Con stable of Arranquay Office, and twenty of the horse patrol, attended during the day. A few squabbles took place to wards the close of the evening, but they were merely con fined to individuals, and not at all connected with the object of the meeting. (From the Birmingham Journal of Saturday.) DISTURBANCES IN TIIE COLLIERIES.—We noticed last week diet the colliers in the neighbourhood of Dudley bad struck, in consequence of the masters reducing their wages, and that they were preventing any men from working in. the pits ; we are sorry to learn, that they have since pro ceeded to acts of violence, and that it has been found ne cessary to order out the yeomanry. A correspondent from Dudley gives the following account of their pro- ceedings :—The men whose wages were reduced, had for some days committed many acts of violence, and language towards their employers, H he itba l:l nt iiet s y uNevushtro deemed menacing o acin an act of necessity to call out the On Thursday, a body of some hun dreds, after scouring the country, and stopping a num ber of pitmen from working, were overtaken near Hill Top, by the troop, and a number of special constables. Captain Hawker immediately proceeded to add ress them on the impropriety of their conduct, but was un wed by a t manifestation of defiance. Missiles were thrown, was found expedient to r ea d t h e Ri ot s and Act. This was done amidst hootin g, and n fearful shower of stones , &c. — Scarcely five minutes . had elapsed, when Captain llawkes received a severe cut in the shin f rom a bludgeon, and pebble stones were unremittingly hurled by the mob. Eight of the yeomanry were either m ore or less hurt by them, and one constable was severely in e c r !e a l o a l i e w i and it j a se u r ol e t b h teb e hea t ve e er m dp i i i : l e ti s tti . lot nt ef o t g w i trhe t ea l s eh t so a t i l fr i r i tb i g heaa t ti l u i were w till glo intdaioet: ogle o , i u e t fetw is to b e regrette d that shots w ere fi re d , b ut taken of the rioters was h urt . Twelmerely po i ri ea so t he intimidate, a s iie rs the most violent escaped for the To o t . • much praise cannot be given to Captain Hawker for his intrepidity and humanity. All is at this time quiet , though no colliers are at work. CHANCE OF CURRENCY'. (From the Dublin Patriot.) The Irish Government has been charged, by some in considerate persons, with having caused the present con fusion in the public mind, about wages, prices, &c., inas much as they raised the standard of Irish to English currency, instead of having withdrawn the Irish, and sub stituted copper of th e British stamp, But this is suite fallacious. The confusion is caused, not by the intrinsic value of either of the coins, but from the fact of twelve pence, instead of thirteen, being now given for the shilling ; and this confusion would have equally existed, whether the whole copper circulation was British coin, or partly Irish, equalized in value. That useful legislative measure, of assimilating the currency of the two kingdoms, is the source of the temporary inconvenience, but the measure, all admit, will be productive of ultimate benefit. We refer our readers to two articles of interest upon this subject. The one is the conduct of that part of the people who hare partaken of the delusion, that the intrinsic value of a coin is altered, by the change of its nominal value; and the other, which we refer to with pride and p t o h r e ti g o e n ni o lb f the e an population e s r e e e so t l h u e . ts p iu l o e bn a js s e ur cotf e it , ihi i a s i itstiha)troruttiettolriligarohge the people, will afford our readers sincere satisfaction. Such men are an honour to the clia country, whatever may be _ ra th e e t i e r r ra a r n lk d i i i i i it l e if l e li . gence of any With respect to the proceedings of the dein:led portion of the people, while we must unequivocally condem them not alone for their erroneous view of the question, 1):!t for assembling themselves together; yet we cannot withhold our approbation at the spirit of ready submission to the authorities evinced upon that occasion. The gradual amelioration of the popular mind, when not immediately excited upon election contests, or by party badges—the growing confidence in the rotection of the laws, as well as in their firm and vigorous execution when necessary, these the effect of five years uniform exercise of a concili atory system of even handed justice, were evident upon this occasion. There are few old enough now to observe and reason, who do not recollect the period when dram goons and bayonets would be necessary to suppress, what now was effected by the judicious remonstrance of a pub lic officer. • It can never be too much impressed upon the people, that the rise of wages they press for would not produce the good they propose by it; and would be attended with general and extensive mischief. The good they propose is—that they should be able to purchase a greater quan tity of food with the increased wages, than if the value of labour was paid for in the same precise quantity of coin as formerly. But this would not be the case—for if the labouring poor succeed in extorting thirteen-pence, instead of twelve-pence, for every contract for a shilling—those who supply them with food will do the same, and there will be no rea sona bl e p retence f or pun i s hi ng them for it. So that, while the poor will not receive for the increased wages one atom more food, the employer will be bur thened by the advance, be obliged to diminish his number of hands, and, perhaps, ultimately discontinue his manu facture. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, JULY ST. Belzoni awl Bedlaruite still keep first and second favourites for the Doncaster St. Leger, and so they are likely to continue, as did Memnon and The Alderman of last year. ST. LICICR. 20 to 1 apt Crusader al to 1 apt Euxton 35 to 1 apt Th. General 50 to 1 agst Swiss (Wide 70 to 1 agst Mac Adam (taken) 3 to I agat Belzoni (taken) . to 1 agat Becllamite (taken) to 1 apt Fanny 16 to 1 agat Pirate 20 to I apt The Dragon BRIGHTON RACES...-MONDAY, JULY 31. The Scrub Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 80 ft. ; for three-yr-olds. The last mile. Lord Egremont's The Lap Dog, br. to Tw•atty Duke of Richniond's The Link Boy - 2 General Grosvenor's The Palfrey - 3 H.R.H. the Duke of York's b. c. by Wald 4 One paid.-6 to 4on The Lap Dog-2 to I spa The Link Boy. 4 to 1 aist the others. PLYMOITTII ItEGATTA.—SecoND i)kr. The Hoe, Island, and surrounding heights, were noneronaly attended, but wee not so crowded us on the day preceding; the weather during,this day w 4. "Nu very fine; the wind A ALI breeze blowing, S.E. • At twelve o'clock the undermentioned !Tiswl-boata, • John and - Mary - '35 Tons, I Wyatt, Experiment • - 30 Thomas Coakesiey, Kingfisher - - • - kH Jos. Nicola, Defiance - 20/ John. Bartlett, Eliza - . - - 32 Sam. Prynn, Venue - - -35 Richard Woods, Speedwell - - 30 Browne, Thomas and Susannah - 32 Gamble, Two Brothers - 37 P. Demon, Two Sisters - - 41 Christ. Bartlett, started for the following prizes :-12 sow. Ist boat, B sow. 2d boat, 5 sow. 3d boat, and 5 sm.. to be shared by the losing boats. Nothing could be better contested, and a deal of science and sea manship were displayed by the whole of them ; three boats came in the first time within three minutes of each other, the Speedwell first. The second mune was as spiritedly managed, every nerve being strained, and every one on board on the, alert to obey the Master's commando,. The Speedwell obtained the first prize, Two Sisters the second, and King Fisher the third. On Thursday, the first and fourth prises were presented to the fortunate winners, by order of the Committee, It will be recol lected, that at the last Regatta a dispnte occurred as to whom the first prize belonged, which, after due consideration, was awarded by the CUmmittee to Mr. Weld, the owner of the Arrow ; but Sir Godfrey Webster, consideriug himself entitled to it, had ob tained possession of the cup, refused to give it up, and still holds it. Under these considerations, Mr. Weld having been duly awarded the Cup, which, from Sir Godfiey having obtained pos.. seftion, the Committee could not give it him ; they have this year presented him the Cup intended for the second prise, instead of the one be ought to have had last year ; this arrangement has, we are happy to say, settled all the differences that existed, Mr. Weld declaring himself sufficiently satisfied ; and we may now there fore look forward to another season for better anpport from the Yacht Club. IILACKFRiARS' SECOND REGATTA. A Prize 'Wherry, and other Prizes, given by the inhabitants of the Ward of Farringdon Within and vicinity, will he rowed for to-morrow, by twelve free Watermen belonging to Blackfriari stairs ; to be decided in three heats; the winners of the first and second heats to start for the third heat; the first heat to start at two o'clock, the second at half-past three, and the third at six. _ . 1. William West • 4. Benjamin Cockell ,c- 1 pink. Blue. Samuel . Ilolland ( George Osborn 2. Thomas Rummell Z Drown.s h. John Christi e t Green. Thomas Dark Joseph Jones S. Robert Gill 1 yellow (3. William Bethel! t, Re j. John Bennett 5 ' Robert Price The first heat will start from the upper side of Blackfriars Bridge, through the third arch of Waterloo Bridge, down the north shore, round the pier of Southwark Bridge, up again through Black friars Bridge, round a boat moored off the Temple, end down again to the Bridge; the second and third heats from Blackfriars Bridge, round the pier of Southwark Bridge, up the north shore, to a boat moored off the Temple, down round the South wark Bridge, and up again to Blackfriars Bridge. At Mr. Farquharson's house, at Blackball, in the hk Lord Kennedy county of Kincardin e , a bet wall made on the 19th ult., be tween at i l i d int Art , a ) j .c o i r oc L i ei:h i play, tbawyaelkvefaroinmg evening; Lord Kennedy, accompanied to Invernes s f or 5 00 sovereigns. The parties started from i j a ia il ehidi aat iutl by Captain Rest, as Major liars unwire. and Mr. Farquharson taking the mountain road, by lerannioui ; Major Hay, accompanied by Mr. Anderson, as Lord Kennedy's umpire, taking the Alford road, and coming into the Great North road at Huntly. INlajor Hay reached Forres it ten o'clock hut and with horrid road" night, and rested till two this morning, when he proceeded by l eo " m a i l es s ia o'clock this morning, Cawdor to Inverness, which he reached at tisifimat ten, hayin g done the distance of 104 tniles in thirty-seven hours and a half. Lord Kennedy, by getting the near cur through the mountains, winning the match. by seven 40d a half hours. In the latter part to sho ca rt e ti o n u ed ate t l lr i d ie istr ea ce che hr inityyor of the journey the weather was await unfavourable, the rain fell in torrents with a strong . wind. The parties, however, were less fatigued than might have B. , b 'expe cted, after so arduous an un dertaking.—N. Eselusiie of the above distance, Major play Went se ven miles out of his road...-Invernese Journ4l of Friday.